4.2.5-x

2026-10-26 | 4.2.5-1 Kitchen Management

The information provided below includes the user experience, process workflow, and infrastructure improvements and updates for this production version of Kitchen Management API and UI.

Refer to Change Tickets: CHANGE-15663, CHANGE-15743, CHANGE-15880, CHANGE-15940, CHANGE-16093, CHANGE-16116, CHANGE-16198, CHANGE-16253, CHANGE-16328, CHANGE-16443, and CHANGE-16470 when speaking with a Team Member about this release.

Improvements

PRMA-3153, XKM-5894	Aggregate Child / Modifier Quantity	Configure Kitchen Screens and Printers to display aggregate child item and/or modifier quantities. Data Management Configuration Enable the following from the Display section of General Kitchen Settings: Aggregate Child Item Quantities - Multiply child item quantities by the respective parent quantity Aggregate Modifier Quantities - Multiply modifier quantities by the respective parent quantity
PRMA-4490, XKM-7515	Duplicate Name Notification	Kitchen respects the following Cell Header setting in Data Management: Show Duplicate Name Notification - Toggle Yes to display the duplicate notification for orders that have an identical customer name. Enable for individual screens from Cells → Cell Header of Kitchen Screen Settings. Enable for header templates from Layout of Header and Footer Templates.
PRMA-5238, XKM-8203	Print All Items on Bump Chit	Set up specific kitchen screens to print all order items on bump chits (including hidden items) instead of only the order items displayed on the screen. For example, the Expo screen displays all items except Beverages. You can configure the screen to include all order items, including Beverages, on the printed bump chit. Data Management Configuration Added following setting to Kitchen Screens → Printing tab → Print Kitchen Chit: Bump Chit Item Printing Method - Determines which order items to print on bump chits: Displayed Items - (Default) Only print order items displayed on the kitchen screen All Order Items - Print all order items Note This setting is only displayed after you select a Printer for at least one (1) Site.
PRMA-6616, XKM-9947, XKM-10102	Print Order from Super Footer	The name and IP address of the printer used for Print On Demand is identified on the Peripherals tab of Station Status.
PRMA-7539, XKM-9897	Single Row View	Specify the number of rows for kitchen screens in Row View, including a single row view.
PRMA-7597, XKM-10159	Display Density	Use compact spacing to reduce white space in kitchen cells. This optional configuration results in more orders on-screen, but reduces cell size. Not recommended for touchscreen environments.
PRMA-8012, XKM-10234	Item Consolidation by Name	Optionally consolidate like items by name on kitchen screens even items identified as independent products. This allows you to improve efficiency and order accuracy.
XKM-10107	Split Order	Technical improvement to display items as expected on Kitchen display after order is split at the POS.
XKM-10119	Combined Orders	Technical improvement to address checks reappearing on display after combining orders.
XKM-10120	Claim Item	Only one item appears with Claim indicator when multi-quantity item is Shared at the POS.
XKM-10141	Bump Order	Technical improvement to address issue that prevented user from manually bumping order from display.
XKM-10186	Technical Improvement	Updated database purge rules to ignore: Future orders Orders NOT bumped from one (1) or more screens
XKM-9996	Print On Bump	If no order content is displayed and the screen is not configured to print on bump, a receipt is not printed regardless of the trigger.

Display Density

Use compact spacing to reduce white space in kitchen cells. This optional configuration results in more orders on-screen, but reduces cell size. Not recommended for touchscreen environments.

Kitchen Screen Settings

Genius Portal → 4-Dot Menu → Data Management → Kitchen Settings → Kitchen Screen Settings → General

From the Screen Layout section of the General page, define the following:

Display Density - From the dropdown, select the preferred setting:
- Standard - Use default vertical spacing for cells.
- Compact - Use compact vertical spacing rules for cells, which results in more orders on-screen, but reduces cell size.

Item Consolidation by Name

Optionally consolidate like items by name on kitchen screens even items identified as independent products. This allows you to improve efficiency and order accuracy.

If Alternate Kitchen Product Naming is defined for an item, the Alternate Name is used in the consolidation.
Items with a different Claimed/Completed status are not consolidated.

Kitchen Screen Setting

Genius Portal → 4-Dot Menu → Data Management → Kitchen Settings → Kitchen Screen Settings → Cells → Cell Body

From the Cells → Cell Body section, define the following setting:

Item Consolidation Method - Select the preferred method:
- By ID
- By Name